who nursed romulus and remus has been found. of course i know this story but i do so wish i knew more of ancient roman lore AND history (unlike some creationists i DO realize lore and history are two different things)
Sacred Cave of Rome's Founders Discovered, Archaeologists Say
Maria Cristina Valsecchi in Romefor National Geographic News
January 26, 2007
Archaeologists say they have unearthed Lupercale—the sacred cave where, according to legend, a she-wolf nursed the twin founders of Rome and where the city itself was born.
The long-lost underground chamber was found beneath the remains of Emperor Augustus' palace on the Palatine, a 230-foot-tall (70-meter-tall) hill in the center of the city.
Archaeologists from the Department of Cultural Heritage of the Rome Municipality came across the 50-foot-deep (15-meter-deep) cavity while working to restore the decaying palace.
"We were drilling the ground near Augustus' residence to survey the foundations of the building when we discovered the cave," said Irene Iacopi, the archaeologist in charge of the area. ........
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